Bilsma Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bilsma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bilsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Bilsma (3) may also be a first name.

Bilsma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bilsma Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bilsma occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bilsma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bilsma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bilsma is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Bilsma live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bilsma is also the 7,463,778th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 3 people.

The surname Bilsma is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 50 percent are found and New York, where 50 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 33 percent are found.

Bilsma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bilsma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bilsma last name declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bijlsma924,089/
Bielsma9290/
Biljsma921/
Bylsma832,063/
Blesma8334/
Belsma8322/
Wilsma832/
Boelsma77341/
Wielsma77174/
Wilsmach711/
Velsma6747/
Blåsmo6736/
Veldsma6228/
Vlesmas6210/
Blessme622/
Huelsma621/
Bellesme573/
Belsmith572/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bilsma
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